Durgachak is a town in
Purba Medinipur district
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Geography
Location
It is located at an elevation of 1 m from MSL.
Police station
Durgachak police station has jurisdiction over
Haldia
Haldia () is an industrial port city in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It has a major river port and industrial belt located approximately southwest of Kolkata near the mouth of the Hooghly River, one of the d ...
CD Block. Durgachak police station covers an area of 44,21 km
2 with a population of 71,067. Durgachak police station is located in Haldia municipality.
Urbanisation
79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Places of interest
* Balughata
* Gopaljew Temple
* Shiva Mandir
* Township Riverside
* Patikhali Riverside
Transport
Durgachak railway station and
Durgachak Town railway station are situated on the
Panskura-Haldia line.
References
External links
About Durgachak*
Neighbourhoods in Haldia
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